Samuelson v. Samuelson

The complainant in a bill in equity for annulment of a marriage appeals from the refusal of the relief, and a decree dismissing her bill. The contention of the complainant was that the marriage, although valid in form, and solemnized by her full, free consent before a minister of the Christian religion, was entered into subject to an agreement of the parties that it should be without effect unless they should subsequently have a second ceremony before a Hebrew rabbi, and the defendant denied this. And the questions raised are first, that of the fact, and second, that of law — whether parties…